Correctional Counselor Jobs

Odyssey House is seeking a Full-Time Correction Counselor!

Summary: You can make a difference in people’s lives and our community! Odyssey House, a 501(c)3 non-profit, is recognized as the best mental health and addiction treatment center in Utah. If you want to expand your experience in the criminal justice, social work, and addiction field, we can help! We provide you with opportunities to learn and start a career with flexible schedules to accommodate school and family life. This role is critical to the client and the organization. Odyssey is a large and growing agency, and we are BIG on promoting from within. It is common for people who start here to get promoted to leadership roles. So come work with the people in our care; it is deeply rewarding!

Our goal with the Criminal Justice Program (CJP) is to create a structure for inmates while incarcerated and have wrap-around community support lined up before their release. Services are FREE to inmates and not an additional financial burden to them or their families. CJP includes Correctional Addictions Treatment Service (CATS), Interim Drug Offender Group Services (DOGS), and Prime for Life®.

These services are highly successful! For example, in 2019, Salt Lake County conducted a recidivism study on our CATS program and found a 76% reduction in new-charge bookings one-year post CATS, a 90% reduction two years post CATS, and a 99% reduction three years post CATS. Salt Lake County also found an 83% improvement in employment status and a 46% reduction in homelessness.

Job Location: Salt Lake City - Salt Lake County Jail

Pay: $35,000/yr (negotiable based on experience)

• Total Compensation - $50,000/yr
  • $35,000/yr (salary) + $15,000/yr (benefits)
• $35,000/yr (salary) + $15,000/yr (benefits)

Schedule: 4 Weekdays and one Saturday or Sunday

Full-Time Benefits:

• Immediate eligibility to participate in our 403(b)-retirement plan, Employer 100% match up to 6% after 1 year
• On-Demand Pay - Get a portion of your paycheck early for hours already worked! (conditions apply)
• Flexible scheduling
• EXTRA time off and gift packages for PT and FT staff that stay more than 90 days!
• Casual dress and atmosphere
• Opportunities for paid continuing education/training
• Stay well! If you have sick time left over at the end of the year, we will convert 1/2 of the remainder to vacation
• Access to 24/7 EAP program (Employee Assistance Program) for Mental Health support and more!
• 35 paid days off (additional PTO accrual after 1 year)
• Monthly incentives and awards
• $9k per year tuition eligible
• Incredible health insurance (medical, dental, vision, FSA, long and short-term disability)
• Sabbatical Program - where we pay you to take a vacation after 5 years of service!
• UTA discounted passes available for your work commute
• Opportunities for bonuses, awards, raises, and promotions

Core Responsibilities: We will teach you how to assess clients' needs, connect them with appropriate resources, accurately document services, learn healthy boundaries, and maintain client safety. You will provide skills development services to clients, coordinate care with clinical and correctional staff, and directly support our clients.

Day in the Life: You get to know clients one on one in a deep and meaningful way! You get to give them a lot of attention and truly help them change their lives. You will connect clients with important resources and communicate with their support systems to ensure long-term success. You get to help develop therapeutic interventions for clients, hold them accountable to these goals, and reward them for their excellent work.

Candidate Qualities:

• Communication Skills to problem solve directly with clients and other staff.
• Passion for Community Service and helping others to realize their own potential.
• Teachable - Willingness to learn and grow in their position.
• Reliability to fill their support staff shifts and deliver on position responsibilities.
• Self-Starter qualities to independently address issues and needs in our organization's community.

• Eligible to work in the USA
• Pass Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office Background Screening
• Willingness to learn
• Pass a pre-employment drug screen (illegal federal drugs)
• Care about people
• Receive flu shot, TB test, and COVID-19 vaccine (spiritual and medical waivers available)
• Bachelor’s degree related field or program graduate in good standing preferred but not required.

EEOC Statement: Odyssey House is an equal-opportunity employer. All aspects of employment, including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.